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No Decisions Yet On Steelers’ Pouncey, Smith

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DALLAS, Texas (KDKA/AP) – Steelers center Maurkice Pouncey still expects to play on Sunday despite sitting out practice on Wednesday.

Pouncey arrived in Dallas wearing a cast and using crutches from the high ankle sprain he suffered in the AFC Championship game against the Jets.

On Tuesday, he was out of the cast and walking in a protective boot.

Pouncey said he hopes to practice on Friday and continues to give himself a 75 percent chance to play.

Coach Mike Tomlin continues to wait until the last possible moment to make a decision on Pouncey.

“He’s a center who’s got a high ankle sprain,” Tomlin said. “If he played a skill position, we wouldn’t be having this conversation. But he’s an interior lineman. Whether he practices depends on how he responds to treatment.”

The FAN’s Jim Colony’s spoke with Pouncey after practice on Wednesday. Pouncey said he was on the bike during practice and if he gets range of motion back in his ankle he’ll “be pretty good.”